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the trouble is in large (very large) companies anything not directly inside the control of the company inspires cold sweat and shakes from management types :)
by ErrantX 17y ago
the trouble is in large (very large) companies anything not directly inside the control of the company inspires cold sweat and shakes from management types :)
- edw519 17y ago"...anything not directly inside the control of the company inspires cold sweat and shakes from management types..." Along with shareholders, creditors, vendors, customers, auditors, employees, directors, SOX compliance, SEC compliance, hell anyone with a vested interest or fiduciary responsibility.
- sreitshamer 17y agoDon't very large companies use services from providers like SunGard (hosting) and IronMountain (records management for compliance)?
- ErrantX 17y agoyeh your right. My fault i should have highlighted the idea of intellectual property. Company payrolls are not as critical (in this respect) as the latest word document detailing the spec for the next greatest consumer product. Companies will use outside tech when and if they are forced too. If it can come in house or they have a choice then voila :) If offered the choice between standard Office and Google docs the choice is clear for them - keep it on the premesis. However a self hosted version of Office-"Cloud" will appeal to those who see the value in cloud hosted apps (even if the whole point - reliability - is somewhat lost).